Leeds United's 'tough' start to the 24:25 Championship season

YEP chief football writer Graham Smyth reacts to Leeds' tough start to the 2024/25 Championship season.

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00:00the beginning of the season you've got Portsmouth of course at home, you've got West Bromwich Albion

00:07away followed by Sheffield Wednesday away and then Hull City at home followed by Burnley at home.

00:13As an opening five, what do you make of those?

00:16Yeah, it's tough. I like the opening fixture because it's different, because they haven't

00:21played in the league for 12 years and they're newly promoted. They're a new look side for

00:28Leeds to take on. So I do like that one. I don't so much like West Brom away for obvious reasons

00:37because Carlos Corberin, defensive organisation, bad memories, not being allowed chips last year

00:47with my vegan meal at West Brom. And then Sheffield Wednesday away, I mean with Boyo,

00:56TV pundit, Danny Royal in charge. You'd expect them to be a difficult proposition,

01:03particularly because he's got a pre-season. He's putting his mark on things. He's got time

01:08to really make his mark. And then Hull, who last season were a very difficult team to play against.

01:17So it's not the easiest, is it? And Burnley of course after the international break,

01:22not one of those games that you would consider big games because they're coming down because

01:27they'll be looking to go straight back up. So you've got a bit of everything in there. You've

01:30got a bit of the new in terms of newly promoted and newly relegated. You've got the kind of title

01:35contention game with Burnley. And then you've got some good, old-fashioned, earthy, difficult

01:41championship away days with West Brom on Wednesday.